Xeon E5-2680 vs E-2276M

Place in performance ranking	903	1026
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.97	2.31
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Series	Intel Xeon E	Xeon (Desktop)
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date	1 May 2019 (5 years ago)	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	$1,723
Current price	$230 (0.5x MSRP)	$68 (0x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2276M has 1111% better value for money than Xeon E5-2680.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2276M and Xeon E5-2680 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	20 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	149.6 mm²	435 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	85 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2270 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2276M and Xeon E5-2680 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	no data	LGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2276M and Xeon E5-2680. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	no data
SIPP	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E-2276M and Xeon E5-2680 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2276M and Xeon E5-2680 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2276M and Xeon E5-2680. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics P630

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2276M and Xeon E5-2680.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	40

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E-2276M 7.64
+25.7%

Xeon E5-2680 6.08

E-2276M outperforms E5-2680 by 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E-2276M 11812
+25.6%

Xeon E5-2680 9404

E-2276M outperforms E5-2680 by 26% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E-2276M 1424
+163%

Xeon E5-2680 541

E-2276M outperforms E5-2680 by 163% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E-2276M 5263
+57.8%

Xeon E5-2680 3336

E-2276M outperforms E5-2680 by 58% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.64	6.08
Recency	1 May 2019	6 March 2012
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Cost	$450	$1723
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	130 Watt

Xeon E-2276M has a 25.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, its recommended price lower by $1273, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 188.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2680, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Xeon E-2276M is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2680 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E-2276M is a mobile workstation processor while Xeon E5-2680 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E-2276M and Xeon E5-2680, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.